erie ice

[junobeans]

I know the last two years Erie has darn near frozen solid and the fish in has been great.  This year was my first year fishing Erie and it was great.  My question is on a normal year is there fishable ice and how far out does it go, or is it only the extremely cold years we are fortunate enough to fish erie?

[junobeans]

Really 165 views and none of ya know anything about normal Erie ice conditions.

[gdccsc]

The ice on the lake is different from yr to yr so yes we do normally have ice every yr but how much is the ?...I only fish out from the islands so I fish almost every yr..The ice forms out there first and lasts longer in a normal yr...Your weather here in ohio is totally unpredictable...That's why you don't have any responses,Its just tough to say,but the last 2 seasons have been great so maybe were on a roll.....

[quack]

My first real season of ice fishing erie too, but I have been watching it for a while. Its not just the cold but also the storms that come through while the ice is still trying to form. You could have a good few inches as far as the eye could see one day and a big wind event comes through and then you have piles of ice at shore and open water everywhere else. just depends, but usually there are guys out there pullin walleys every winter.